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Old 11-14-2015, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bagboy View Post
I remember growing up in Ohio the advice was the southwest corner of your basement. If no basement, the southwest corner of an interior room was the safest place, if there is such a safe(r) place. I haven't the first clue as to why the southwest corner.
I was told due to the rotation, tornadoes move from S/W to N/E, so any debris will be in the N/E corner.
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